Anna's breath
caught her chest; she had not felt like this in a long time. She
walked slowly down the hall of the dark castle, her hand on her sword
at all times. She had been searching for Dracula; craving revenge for
her brother who had died a week ago. Suddenly, a snowstorm had blown
in and she was forced to take shelter in an abandoned castle. As she
entered, her razor-sharp senses told her that she was not alone here.
Wondering whom in their right mind would want to live in this broken
down shack of a castle; she began to look around. Her eyes continued
to dart from one place to another, trying to find a source of another
human being.

"H...Hello?"
She called, trying to keep her voice still.

No one
answered, her heartbeat as fast as it could. Keeping control of
herself, she slowly walked down a staircase into the lower, colder
area of the castle. The only light came from a few small torches
around the walls of the castle. Suddenly, she heard a voice, HIS
deep, mysterious voice.

"Velcome
Anna." He hissed in her ear.

Anna gasped
and spun around to see Count Dracula, upside down, looking directly
at her, a crafty smile on his face.

Anna pulled
away as Dracula dropped gracefully from the ceiling and landed on the
floor.

"Ah,
Anna, we have not seen each other for some time." Dracula said,
slowly approaching her.

"I
wouldn't call that a bad thing!" Anna said drawing her sword.

Dracula
clicked his tongue and smiled, "Put your sword down, princess, I
would not have to want to hurt you."

"What
assurance do I have that you won't try to kill me?" Anna said,
razing her sword, ready to strike.

Dracula
smiled and snatched her wrist rather quickly, pulling it down. Anna
gritted her teeth in pain, Dracula just smiled.

"You
need not fear me, Anna," He whispered, running his fingers
gently over her cheek, his long fingernails grazed her skin. He
slowly wrapped one of his arms around her and pulled her into a slow
dance.

"You
know, Anna, I have always admired those who can dance, especially
those with beauty as great as yours. No member of your family has
ever been so…. enchanting.

"What
do you want from me?" She asked, trying to pull away.

"This,"
Dracula said. He stopped dancing and one of his fingers scratched her
wrist. Anna hissed in pain slightly as a drop of blood fell to the
castle floor, "And... this." He came even closer and placed
his lips on hers. Anna desperately tried to pull away, but at the
same time, the kiss was unlike any she had ever had. It was so soft
and sensual; no one had ever kissed her like that. He pried her moth
open a little and his tongue slithered in. Anna wished she could have
bitten down… but she accepted it as though it were a gift. Dracula
finally pulled away and looked deeply into her eyes.

"We
will meet again, Princess and one day, you will be mine."

Anna slowly
fell into a deep sleep, falling into Dracula's arms. When she opened
her eyes the next morning, she found herself back in her own castle.
The feeling of Dracula's lips was still fresh on hers.

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